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Noted, she's been getting a lot of encouragement to take that very action. there are parallels with senate bill 1070, the controversial antiimmigration bill, but inlike that one, there isn't a strong support for the bill, at least we're not hearing those people, as we did with 1070. most is strong opposition from community groups, faith groups, business groups. >> obviously, let's talk about the politics and what's at risk here for jan brewer. what political, i guess, repercussions is she facing that gives a different landscape than what we saw during the immigration battle? >> four years ago,...

Critical issue in the 2014 midterms and they say it simply needs to be dealt with before the 2016 presidential election. what does that mean for this white house? >> reporter: well, it means it's really going to be an uphill battle. they knew that from the beginning. one of the things that they are counting on is the fact that there is a stronger coalition of people who want immigration reform. business leaders, faith groups, people who have vested interests in the republican party who are calling for immigration reform. but having said that, craig, all of these sides are still very far apart....

Because they think there's a strong coalition of people who are supporting this. faith groups, unions, labor groups. grover norquist is going to be at the rollout today. there are going to be 12 different groups, so i think that that is what they see as being really a key difference. >> you know, the question is washington, you know, it used to be you could lose some, win some and washington could juggle. the question now is can washington juggle. is it an intense, the intense focus on one issue so it was on guns and we saw what happen, interest groups can prevail on that. does that happen wit...

To do this at least keeps the right-wing anti-gay marriage part of the party in a sense off the backs of the establishment leaders try to move forward with other agendas and other paths. >> i want to turn to you now. this rnc vote came the day after prominent conservative tony perkins sent out a letter to donors, read a portion of that he said "until the rnc and other international organizations grow a backbone and defending core principles, don't send them a dime of your hard-earned money." how much do e-mails and messages like this influence the outcome of these events? they need money to ru...

Societies. we're joined today by communities who have made it your mission to prevent massa pros tees imass atrocities in our time. committees of conscience, ngo's, faith groups, college students, you've harnessed the tools of the digital age, online maps and satellites, and a video, and social media campaigns seen by millions. you understand that change comes from the bottom up, from the grassroots. you understand to quote the task force convened by this museum, preventing genocide is an achievable goal. it is an achievable goal, but it's one that does not start from the top, it starts from t...